Golf-ball holder



, 1,514,529 J. W. JOHVNSTON G0LF BALL HOLDER Filed Abril 4 1923 JTZIZJbhi zaton ATTORNEY Patented Nov, 4, 1924 UNITED STATES JOHN WHITE JOHNSTON, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

GOLF-BALL HOLDER.

Application filed April .4, 1923.. Serial No. 628,889.

To all/whom it may concern: 7 Be it known that I, J OI-IN'W. Jornvs'roma citizen of the United. States, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and 5 State of New York, have invented new and useful Im rovements in Golf-Ball Holders, of which t e following is a specification. This invention relates to holders for special articles; and has for-itsobjeet the provision of a novel device for holding a pluralityof golf balls while they are being re- I painted.

An important and more specific object is the provision of a device of this character zwhich includes a support from oppositeends of which radiate pairs of spring arms terminating in points adapted to engage against opposite sides of golf balls for holding them during the process of repainting.

2, An additional object is the provision of a device of this character which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, convenient and time saving in use, efiicient and durable in service and a general improvement in the art.

F With the above and other objects and advantages in view the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter 'more, fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

which 7 a Figure 1 is a perspective view of the de vice in use, Figure 2 is a longitudinal section.

Referring more particularly to the drawings I have shown my device as comprising 4 an elongated support 10which might be solid or hollow and which may be of any suitable material and of any desired cross 40 sectional configuration. Radiating from the ends of this sugport are pairs of spring arms 11, the free en s of each pair being directed toward each other as own at 12 and being pointed as indicated 13. The actual manner of securing the arms upon the support 10 may of course vary within wide limitsbut in the present instance I have shown the support as being tubular with the. inner end portions of the arms engaged there within and soldered.- This detail is however vonly for the sake of illustration as other securing means might be equally advantageous. It is to be noted that the arms are so arranged that the ends 12 thereofare in ali nment.

In the use of the device golf balls to be repainted are engaged between the points 13 of each pair of-s ring arms audit will be observed that the alls are thus held firmly 'while still being capable of'being' rotated to f a certain extent so that all Sidesthereof may be reached in the process of painting. From the foregoing description and a study of the drawingsit will be apparent that I have thus provided a simp y constructed and consequently inexpensive-holder which will be a'great time and labor saver for the purpose specified and which will be a distinct convenience.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention it is of 7.0 course to be understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in the form, con- 7 struction and arrangement of arts .as will not depart from the spirit of t e invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

A device of the character described com prising a hollow central support, closure members in the ends thereof, and pairs of arms having right angular extensions at their ends engaged within said closure members, said arms radiating from the support and terminating in extensions directed toward each other for engagement with dia metrically opposite points of balls. Y '1 In testimon whereof I aifix m signature.

' J 0 WHITE J O STON. 

